The battle was becoming increasingly difficult. Half of the Space Chosen One's power joined Stella in facing the monster, but neither spatial division nor the freezing cold of Ice and Snow could pose a lethal threat to it.
Miss Eden knew that her [Divine] destiny might be the enemy's nemesis, but when she tried to help, she was held up by her own opponent.
Iluna, who was fighting the [Imbalanced One] in the air, found time to hurl a crimson Thunder Spear in this direction. Though it blasted apart nearly half of the Black Octopus's body, a rapid replenishment of pus restored it in an instant.
The black tentacles, transformed into spikes, suddenly pierced through the snowstorm Stella had summoned. The white-haired young lady, who was not skilled at flying, was immediately transferred aside by Dorothy and Leisha.
The battlefield was growing worse and worse. The other four candidates of fate had been stopped below the summit, and they were not in good condition either.
Just as the monsters were about to turn the situation around, and Sylvia in the tower had prepared to reveal her position so the ancient tower could unleash its full force, a pink beam of light suddenly arrived through the snow-shrouded night:
"Thaumaturgy—Heart's Arrow!"
A thick pink Light Cannon struck the enormous Black Octopus from the side. As more than half its body was blasted apart, pink crystals unexpectedly began to grow from the remaining flesh with faint rustling sounds.
"Hm? Is that the Pink Crystal Spell brought by Shade's [God of Love's Thorn]?"
Galina recognized the origin of those pink crystals almost immediately, but the power of that distant Light Cannon seemed far greater than the force Shade's thaumaturgy could produce.
Adele sensed something. As she frowned and looked towards the southern sky, the